Bachelor’s degree
School of Veterinary Medicine (Cooperative Veterinary Education Program, VetNorth Japan)
Hokkaido University · School / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Official award
- Not stated on the fetched pages (six-year veterinary programme; degree title not printed)
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Japan
- Format
- On campus6 years
- Tuition
- ¥535,800per year, as published (no academic year stated)
About this program
Six-year veterinary programme run jointly with Obihiro University: general education in year 1, basic and applied veterinary sciences in years 2-4, clinical rotations from year 5, then the National Examination for Veterinarians. Companion-animal clinical training is at Hokkaido and production-animal training at Obihiro.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinarian or veterinary researcher.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- School / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree. A bachelor’s title does not by itself show whether a program leads to veterinarian, nurse or technician roles: the study pathway is shown separately.
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicinePrograms the source describes as the academic and clinical qualification toward becoming a veterinarian in the stated jurisdiction. Registration or licensing normally requires further steps, and a qualification from one country does not guarantee registration in another.
- Why we classify it this way
- The programme page describes preparation for the National Examination for Veterinarians and clinical rotations in the university teaching hospitals.“The National Examination for Veterinarians is given in mid-February, and the results are announced in mid-March.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Graduates take the National Examination for Veterinarians (mid-February, results mid-March).Source
- International applicants and graduates
- The school states that graduating from an EAEVE-accredited school does not mean graduates can work as veterinarians in Europe or the United States.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | six academic years (1st to 6th year described) | – | –Source |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Verified in official recordEuropean Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) - ESEVTProgram evaluation statusOther statusEU
Reference: ESEVT Status of EAEVE Establishments, updated after ECOVE meeting 27.05.2026, entries 101-104 (Japan)
Scope: Hokkaido & Obihiro (VetNorth Japan) joint programme, EAEVE Associate; ESEVT status Accreditation (SOP 2016), ECOVE decision December 2019, status granted July 2019 until July 2026. The 27 May 2026 table shows no later decision, and the stated end month has passed as of the check date; a re-evaluation outcome was not found.
Further requirements: Check EAEVE for any decision after 27 May 2026.
Stated by the schoolEuropean Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE)Program evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: School statement: the Cooperative Veterinary Education Program received full accreditation by EAEVE in December 2019.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 6 years
- Clinical components
- Clinical rotations at the university teaching hospitals in Sapporo and Obihiro from the 5th year, after passing the common national achievement test.
- Clinical placement
- Companion animal clinical training at Hokkaido University, production animal clinical training at Obihiro University.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Sapporo campusKita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Entrance through the entrance examination of Hokkaido University or Obihiro University.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| University tuition fee, undergraduateTuition · mandatory | ¥535,800per year, as published (no academic year stated) | International Students (page heading); Undergraduate Students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Entrance fee, undergraduateOther compulsory charge · mandatory | ¥282,000one-time, as published | International Students (page heading); Undergraduate Students | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, whether a prior degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)